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Patent GB-190228477-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Warning Bell or Alarm for Carriages or other Vehicles.
Inventor: GOCULDAS NAROTTAM MORARJEE
Filed: 1902-12-24
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 28,477. Goculdas, N. M., and Irani, K. S. Dec. 24. Signals or alarms for warning foot-passengers or vehicles.-Relates to means for operating the hammers of a warning-bell by motion derived from one of the wheels of the vehicle. In Fig. 1, the friction-wheel c' is pressed against the tyre a<3> of one of the back wheels by a pull on the cord g, exerted when required by the foot of the driver by means of the pedal g<2>. The friction wheel turns a shaft carrying a pulley c<2>, round which runs an endless cord c<3> communicating the motion to the pulley c<4> on a second shaft c5 carrying the hammers c<6> which strike against the bell c<7>. The frictionwheel shaft is supported by two bearings, one in a block pivoted on a vertical post, and the other in a block sliding in a guide between stops. The friction wheel is kept clear of the tyre by a spring pushing forwards the sliding block, until pressed back by a lever pulled by the cord g. Two modifications are shown in Fig. 4, in which the hammers are carried by the same shaft as the friction wheel, which here runs against the hub of one of the front wheels. The shaft is supported in a pivoted bearing k and a sliding bearing l, the end of the shaft being raised either by raising or turning the rod m<1>. In the first case, the rod m<1> attached directly to the end of the shaft is raised by depressing the pedal m<2>. In the second case, the rod m<1> is turned by the lever m' and raises the shaft by means of the link m<10>, the bell-crank lever, and the link m<7>.
Patent GB-190301962-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Window Blinds.
Inventor: EMERY PLATO GOETHE
Filed: 1903-01-27
Granted: 1903-08-13
Abstract: 1962. Emery, P. G. Jan. 27. Window blinds.-Relates to spring blinds of the type used in railway &c. vehicles, and consists in means for guiding and retaining them in any position. Cords secured to the top of the frame pass downwards through the bottom rod, and are secured to the bottom of the opposite stile or may be secured together. Grooved blocks or rollers 58 guide the cords in the ends of the bottom rod. Spring pivoted levers 62 press one or both the cords against a block 59, to hold the blind in any position. Instead of pivoted levers, sliding blocks 79, Fig. 11, may be used. Pivoted levers 83, 86, Figs. 12 and 14, having loops through which the cords pass, may be caused by springs 85 to press the cords against one or two blocks 84, 88. The cords may pass between two blocks, one pressed forwards by a spring and the other pressed back by spring-actuated eccentric levers 134, Fig. 19. The pressing-blocks may be so shaped or arranged as to act on one cord only. By pressing the levers 62 &c. with the fingers, the blind is released and allowed to move upwards.
Patent GB-190304118-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Switches for Overhead Load-carrying Rails
Inventor: SAVERY THOMAS ARTHUR
Filed: 1903-02-21
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 4118. Savery, T. A. Feb. 21. Rails, overhead, for carcases &c.-Relates to overhead rails such as are used for transporting carcases in meat markets, and consists of switches therefor, which allow the trolley to run in either direction and are fitted with stops to prevent overrunning when they are open. At the junction point, breaks are formed in the rails, and these breaks are filled by sideways-swinging switches d, e, Fig. 2, or by vertically-swinging switches, Figs. 6 and 7. The tongues d, e, Fig. 2, are coupled, so that when one switch is closed, the other is open. The safety stop may be formed by the end d<3> or e<3> of the switch, which is pivoted to one side of the rail, as shown. The applications to a main rail with two or more branch rails, and to the two-rail track described in Specification No. 14,354, A.D. 1902, are described. In the form shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the switches d, i, e are normally up and open, and are closed by the trolley itself when moving from a branch on to the main rail. The safety stop for the reverse direction of motion consists of a catch s pivoted at s<3> and normally hanging in the dottedline position. The ends of the switches are guided into place by a tongue u on the switch, Fig. 8, engaging a groove in the catch s.
Patent GB-190306083-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Heating Feed-water.
Inventor: REED THOMAS ALFRED
Filed: 1903-03-16
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 6083. Reed, T. A. March 16. Feedwater, heating.-A coil c is placed in the uptake of the boiler. Water is supplied to this coil from a tank a above the boiler through a pipe e, and is returned to the tank again through another pipe g terminating a short distance below the water level. The heated water is withdrawn from the tank through the pipe k by a feed pump. A pipe d, communicating with the atmosphere, is secured to the top of the tank.
Patent GB-190306722-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Dental Engines.
Inventor: FISH SIDELL EDWIN
Filed: 1903-03-23
Granted: 1903-05-07
Abstract: 6722. Fish, S. E. March 23. Dental and like engines; dental instrum e n ts.- Relates to a dental disc mandrel employed for attaching dental discs, used for polishing teeth, to the shaft of a dental engine. The shank 10, Fig. 2, which is attached at one end to the engine shaft, carries a sleeve 13 between a collar 12 riveted to its central portion and a perforated disc 11 at its free end. A spiral spring 19 is loosely coiled round that part of the shank between the sleeve 13 and disc 11, and is fixed at one end to the sleeve. The dental disc 18, Fig. 4, is placed over the disc 11, and a pointed stud 14, provided with a head 15 and an eye 16 made of thin wire, is passed through the discs 18, 11 into a central longitudinal hole 17 in the shank, until the free end of the spring 19 enters the eye 16. The dental disc has a circular hole 22 which fits the stud 14, and a slit 23 communicating with the hole 22 and fitting the part 20 of the eye 16. In order to detach the disc from the mandrel, the sleeve 13 is held in one hand and the engine shaft reversed until the spring 19 becomes disengaged from the eye 16 and allows the stud 14 to be withdrawn from its socket.
Patent GB-190310005-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Burners for Gas Stoves and other similar purposes.
Inventor: CLARKE EDWARD FUHRMANN
Filed: 1903-05-02
Granted: 1904-05-02
Abstract: 10,005. Clarke, E. F. May 2. Gas burners.-In a gas stove of the kind described in Specification No. 778, A,D. 1902, the rate at which gas enters the mixing-chamber a of the burner is controlled by a valve j, and the air inlets f are continued as slits to enable the mixing-chamber to be sprung on to the boss g. This chamber has the form of a truncated cone and its base b has radial burner slits and a central conical depression e. The valve j has three inclined faces opposite openings in a sleeve i, to which it is connected by thin arms k. This sleeve is screwed to the gas inlet g<3> and operated by a worm and worm-wheel, or it slides on the inlet g<3> and is operated by pins and a slotted lever or links. The operating-spindle may carry a pointer to indicate the rate at which gas is being used.
Patent GB-190310025-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Jointed Stays or Struts for use in connection with Settee-berths and other Folding Furniture
Filed: 1903-05-04
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 10,025. Hoskins & Sewell, and MoEwan, J. May 4. Berths.-A stay for ships' berths is formed in two parts a, b connected together by the pin d, on the piece b, engaging with the slot e in the piece a. The stay is held in its straightened position by the pin h on the piece b engaging with the locking-gap g in the piece a, the parts being engaged by raising the berth c slightly above its horizontal position. To afford the increased rigidity, two or more locking-gaps may be provided in one member, to engage with a corresponding number of pins on the other member. The shape and arrangement of the locking-gap may be modified, as shown in Fig. 10.
Patent GB-190310184-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Incandescence Gas Burner.
Inventor: MILLS BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD
Filed: 1903-05-05
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 10,184. Mills, B. J. B., [Tachon, Joatton, & Co.]. May 5. Incandescent gas burners. -In a mixing-apparatus for incandescent g a s burners, an injecting- nozzle a, having an orifice o, screws on to the ordinary burner supports. The nozzle has an external thread g to receive a second piece b. This piece has air orifices h below the level of the orifice o, and at its upper part is a screwed sleeve provided with slots j, which reach down to the level of the orifice o. A third piece c screws over the sleeve, so that the quantity of air admitted through the slots may be regulated or entirely cut off. The upper end of the piece c is in the shape of an inverted funnel, and screws into a tube d, which conducts the mixture to the burner. Under ordinary circumstances, sufficient air enters through the orifices h, but, if the pressure of the gas is too low to draw in the requisite quantity, additional air openings may be provided by unscrewing the piece e.
Patent GB-190315872-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Elastic Fluid Turbines.
Filed: 1903-07-17
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 15,872. British Thomson-Houston Co., [Curtis, C. G.]. July 17. Drawings to Specification. Driving-gear for screw propellers.-A multipleexpansion parallel-flow turbine, mounted on a horizontal shaft and used for ship propulsion, has a casing with projections fixed to a frame which encircles the casing. This frame is bolted to the floor frames of the ship.
Patent GB-190316282-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Machines for Moulding Earthenware Pipes.
Inventor: PULLAN JOHN SAMUEL
Filed: 1903-07-23
Granted: 1904-05-26
Abstract: 16,282. Pullan, J. S., and Mann, W. H. July 23. Moulding pipes.-The weight of the table 7 is balanced by weights 12, connected by straps 10 passing over pulleys 9 to studs 11 at the lower end of the table ram 6, and the weight of the pipe from the extrusion machine is balanced by an auxiliary weight 26 suspended from an axle 25 of a pulley 20 mounted on a beam 17, which is pivoted at 18 and operated by a hand-lever or treadle 19. A band brake 14 is applied to a drum on the axle 8 by the lever 17 with a force which increases with the weight of the pipe.
Patent GB-190316998-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Hot-air Motor.
Inventor: GODOY JUAN VILCHEZ
Filed: 1903-08-04
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 16,998. Godoy, J. V. Aug. 4. Furnace-gas engines; air and gas turbines. - Relates to a rotary furnace-gas engine in which packed joints are dispensed with, the leakage being used in a turbine, mounted on the rotating drum. Figs. 1 and 2 show respectively a crosssection and a longitudinal section of an engine. The rotary engine is of the annular-chamber type, and is bolted to a casing A, containing the furnace and a pair of regenerative chambers M, N. The exhaust gases escape at E<1>, and pass along the tubes J, to heat the air before it reaches the furnace. The air enters at E, and is carried down into the casing by the revolving vanes D, D', and D', the supply to the furnace being regulated by a damper R, controlled by hand, or automatically by a governor. The vanes are not in contact with the cylinder, but are grooved to prevent the escape of air. The hot air escapes through annular openings in the ends of the cylinder, and is directed by blades T on to the blades T' of a turbine, mounted on the drum or piston B. There may be two or more pairs of rings instead of the one shown. On the cold-air side of the cylinder, the annular opening is partially closed by a strip S.
Patent GB-190318865-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fish-plate Joint for the Rails of Permanent Way
Inventor: WEIBEL JOSEF MARTIN
Filed: 1903-09-01
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 18,865. Weibel, J. M., and Kohlhauf, A. Sept. 1. Rail joints.-The rail ends 3, 4 are reduced, as shown, portions of the head and flange being cut away, and the fishplates 7 are provided with projections or enlargements 8, 9 to fit into the recesses formed by the abutting reduced ends, and thus make the rail heads and flanges continuous. The projections on the inner fishplate are made longer than those on the outer one. The fishplates are secured by square-headed bolts having split spring washers.
Patent GB-190323478-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Electrical Transmissions of Energy through Space
Inventor: ARTOM ALESSANDRO
Filed: 1903-10-29
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 23,478. Artom, A. Aug. 23, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Telegrapha.-Relates to the transmission of electrical energy through space, and consists of improvements in the apparatus described in Specifications No. 26,395, A.D. 1902, and No. 9408, A.D. 1903, for producing and transmitting electric waves of circular or elliptical polarization. Fig. 1 shows the transmitting-arrangement, and Fig. 2 the receiving. The aÙrial conductors 14, 15 and 16, 17 cross at about right..angles, and are connected to the secondaries of transformers 43, 44, the primaries being in divided circuits connected to the spark gap 1, 2. In one branch 41, 42 is an inductance 12, and in the other a condenser 19. In the receiver, Fig. 2, the aÙrials 14, 15 and 16, 17 are similarly connected to transformers 43, 44. The secondaries are in separate circuits 61, 71, having coherers 63, 73, and one having an inductance coil 65 and the other a condenser 75. Electromagnetic switches 64, 74 are provided for simultaneously closing the indicating-circuit 81.
Patent GB-190324016-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Certain Parts or Fittings of Braces, Suspenders and Analogous Articles
Inventor: WALKER THOMAS
Filed: 1903-11-05
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 24,016. Walker, T., Walker, T., Walker, A., and Walker, A. E. Nov. 5. Braces; suspenders for articles of dress.-Relates to a method of producing pulley or runner fittings for braces, suspenders, and analogous articles, whereby the pivot and connecting-parts are made in one piece. Fig. 6 shows a sheet of metal stamped to the requisite shape, having pulley bearing-studs or nipples c<6>, c' pressed up solid with the side cheek-parts c<4>, c<5>, so that, when folded at the tie-piece c<8>, it will embrace the pulley-block d in the manner shown in Fig. 3. The edge at c<9> is finished as an open-jointed sleeve to embrace the carrier, a gap c<11> being left to engage the end c<10> which is lip-shaped as in Fig. 3. Fig. 10 shows a modified form in which the side cheek-parts are formed with open-ended necks which replace the nipples as bearings for the pulley ; or they may project outwardly and act as pivot supports, the whole being made in one piece as before.
Patent GB-190403692-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Bells or Gongs.
Inventor: HEYES WILLIAM ARTHUR
Filed: 1904-02-13
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 3692. Heyes, W. A., and Heyes, L. O. Feb. 13. Electric bells; cases.-The actuating-mechanism is enclosed in a gas and water tight case, and the bell outside is struck by a stud mounted in the lid. The lid a, Figs. 1 and 2, is formed with a rim b, and a washer is provided between the lid and box. The solenoid f is attached to a bracket g in the lid a, and the armature k is pivoted on to another bracket h and carries the hammer l which projects through a hollow g' in the bracket g. A rivet or stud o projects through a diaphragm n of thin sheet brass with a covering of mica which closes a circular hole in the lid a, and abuts against the bell p mounted on the stem l<1>. The stud o may alternatively be mounted in the lid a and held in its lowermost position by a spring 3 as in Fig. 3. The leads x pass through water and gas tight packing y, and are screwed on to the contact-piece u by the screws w. Plungers fixed on, but insulated from, the lid a fit into grooves of the contact-piece u and carry insulated terminals 2 to which the electromagnet wires are attached, when the bell is used as a single-stroke bell. It can however be connected up as a trembling bell, the screw r in the insulated piece q regalating the tension of the armature spring s.
Patent GB-190405507-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Horse-Bits.
Inventor: ANDRESEN JENS PETER
Filed: 1904-03-07
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 5507. Andresen, J. P. March 7. Bits; stopping and controlling runaway animals. -Bits are arranged so that, by a pull at the bridle, the horse is forced to keep its mouth open, and is thereby checked from running away. In use, the bridle ends are fastened to rings 3, 4 at the ends of crossing mouthpieces 1, 2, and the cheek strap is drawn through the bows 9, 10 ; then, by a strong pull at the bridle, the bits change their relative position so that gags 5, 6 and rings 7, 8 are forced into the animal's mouth.
Patent GB-190409426-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Vehicle-lamps and more especially to the Tail-lamps of Motor-cars and like Vehicles.
Inventor: CHURCH GEORGE WILLIS
Filed: 1904-04-25
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 9426. Church, G. W. April 25. Carriage lamps.-In means for indicating electri cally whether a lamp not visible to the driver is alight or not, a thermostatic switch g closes, when the lamp is extinguished, an electric circuit n which actuates an indicator such as a bell m or an electric lamp visible to the driver. A hand-operated twoway switch p may be provided so that the switch g can be short-circuited to see if the circuit through the signal bell is in order, or by means of which the circuit can be opened when the lamp is out of use. In a modification, a thermopile attached to the lamp produces a current which actuates the indicating-device.
Patent GB-190421201-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Cars.
Inventor: FISCHER MARTIN
Filed: 1904-10-03
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 21,201. Fischer, M. June 2, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Motor road vehicles. - A four-wheeled car is constructed with a frame of such small width as to allow of the car passing through doors of ordinary size and up staircases, and it has small wheels of equal diameter, while to increase the stability, the hindmost point of the driver's seat is at a height of not more than forty-five centimetres above the ground, the seat being sloped upwardly towards the front of the car as shown.
Patent GB-190421207-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Means for Press Copying Letters and the like.
Inventor: BANKS LEONARD
Filed: 1904-10-03
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 21,207. Banks, L. Oct. 3. Damping copying-paper.- The damping-sheet consists of a flat non-oxidizable metal plate b, Fig. 1, the same size as the copying- book, with a damp covering or envelope a of jean or other like suitable material open at both ends. A number of jean cloths may be kept moist by being placed one above the other in a receptacle having a lid which rests upon the cloths.
Patent GB-190423607-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Tea or like Cups and Saucers or similar Vessels.
Inventor: WINCHCOMBE ELLEN HARRIETTE
Filed: 1904-11-01
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 23,607. Winchcombe, E. H., [trading as Ross, Mrs. Neville]. Nov. 1. Drinking-vessels.-The internal surface of drinking-vessels is divided into spaces containing signs or words by which characters, fortunes, &c. are told.
Patent GB-190426549-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shear Blades for Metal Shearing Machines.
Inventor: SELBY GEORGE MAY
Filed: 1904-12-06
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 26,549. Selby, G. M., and Selby, C. H. Dec. 6. Shearing. - The cutters a of machines for shearing wire rope, rods, plates, &c. are made with serrated edges b bevelled across their breadth. They are provided with holes d to bolt them to suitable cutter-carriers.
Patent GB-190427591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Decoration or Ornamentation of Sheet and Plate Glass.
Inventor: HAWKES OBED CHARLES
Filed: 1904-12-17
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 27,591. Hawkes, O. C. Dec. 17. Ornamenting glass surfaces.-The parts a, Figs. 1 and 2, of a sheet of glass are frosted by grinding or sand-blasting, the parts b being protected by a stencil. Channels c, d, e,f, also produced by the sand blast, or by rolling, are filled with powdered coloured glass or enamel which is suitably fixed. The design may be covered by a plain sheet of glass for protection. The powdered glass may be colourless, in which case it is coloured, after fixing, by the application of pigments.
Patent GB-190427722-A (GB)
Title: Process and Apparatus for the Separation and Recovery of Gum from Rubber Plants.
Inventor: EPHRAIM FERDINAND
Filed: 1904-12-19
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 27,722. Ephraim, F. Dec. 19. India - rubber, masticating.- Relates to the separation of gum from rubber plants by masticating them under the action of beat within a closed rotating cylinder provided with teeth, delivering the pulp into a washing-sluice, and separating the gum from the surface of the water flowing through the latter, as shown in Fig. 1. The plants are fed through an opening 7, and steam or hot air through a pipe 10, and, after they have been masticated, the pulp is run directly, or by means of a hose which has been screwed on, into a sluice 17 supplied with water. The gum is removed from the surface of the water by a hanger, Fig. 5, which is adjusted so as to dip just below the surface of the water.
Patent GB-190503149-A (GB)
Title: Method of Fixing the Interior Parts of Centrifugal Cream Separators
Inventor: MELOTTE JULES
Filed: 1905-02-15
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 3149. MÚlotte, J. Feb. 20, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Cream-separators. -T h e partitions a, d which effect the introduction of the milk and the ejection of the skimmed milk are pressed against the top and bottom of the bowl by springs or other equivalen means. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, a helical spring r is placed between the bottom of the vessel c containing the partitions u. and the support t, which is secured to the blades g. The blades press the false bottom f, to which are fixed the partitions d, against the bottom of the bowl. The two parts of the bowl are held together by a screw union. In a modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a circular split metallic plate r is used. The plate rests by means of lugs s upon the false bottom f, and the vessel c is connected to it by the pieces m, which are attached to the plate at the points i.
Patent GB-190510437-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Process of and Apparatus for Extracting the Grease and Oil from Skins or Hides.
Inventor: BREWER HENRY
Filed: 1905-05-18
Granted: 1906-03-01
Abstract: 10,437. Brewer, H., and Hardy, J. T. May 18. Grease and oil, removing.-Grease and oil are extracted from skins and hides by treating them in a wet state with a solvent, such as deodorized petroleum, benzine, or carbon bisulphide. The skins are treated in a slowly-rotating " tumbler " 1 for about three hours. The valve 7 is then opened and the liquid allowed to run off through the pipe 6 and hollow shaft 3. The residual solvent and grease are removed by admitting warm salt water through the hollow shaft 2.
Patent GB-190515474-A (GB)
Title: A Collapsable Storing Shield or Case for Wearing Apparel and the like
Inventor: WALLACE EMILY HONORIA LEIGH
Filed: 1905-07-28
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 15,474. Wallace, E. H. L. July 28. Hooks.-A collapsible protector for enclosing garments to preserve them from dust, damp, &c. consists of a bag B, which is stiffened by wire, bamboo, or cane hoops A. The clothes are suspended from hooks J secured to the piece E', through which pass cross-bars C, D engaging with the top hoop A. The bag is supported by a hinged bar H and a hooked bar G carried by a plate F adapted to be secured to a wall or to the inside of a wardrobe. In a modification, the piece E' is replaced by two interlocking rings, through the lower of which the cross-bars C, D pass. In this case the hooks J are replaced by a shoulder-shaped piece suspended from the lower ring.